hi.. i have just bought a new racket called MP99 and on the MP99 there is 3 different serial number. So i want to make sure that is this racket real or not.. can anyone help me check.. the serial number is.. ~on the shaft is 3747880 ~on the cone is 270369CH ~bottom of the handle(label) is833622SP thank you..
There will be two sets of serials but I've never seen 3, especially one on the bottom. It should look like this: http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=62481 One on the shaft, one on the cone. I think it might be a fake.
Could it be re-conditioned? Or like, Yonex misprinted the code, and re-printed again on it? I wonder..... Jeff
I highly doubt that considering no one on these forums came across that before, or at least I'd think. If it's real, it might just be a fluke. By the way, do you notice the codes are clean? They're not like on a slant or one letter is bigger than another?
Hey Kyoko, where did you purchase the racquet from in the first place? I don't suppose you got it from any of the local stores here in Vancouver? -Rick
Show a picture of the racket. All MP99s have the MP bumps and are yellow in color. If there is no MP bump, then it is a fake. I doubt that the piraters can make authentic MP bums yet. Ron
i got the racket from this person who is teaching me badminton.He told me that he got some friends that is coming to Vancouver and have bought some rackets from somewhere around HK and my couch sell me the racket for a very cheap price(around $98 can..)
Ouch dude. I guess you can conclude it is a fake considering the price of it. You would never see a MP99 for 98 CAD.
What is the color of the racket and does it have the muscle bumps. See this thread for the MP bumps (pic 7). All real MP rackets have the bumps at the top and bottom and the bumps are part of the molded frame. The MP77 in the picture looks real to me and just like my MP 77. My MP 99 is yellow/black in color. Thread Here is a link to a web page where you can see the real MP 99: Web page of real MP 99 Ron
Scroll down the thread of ADT in the link I attached and you will see it. The web site I posted has many pics of the MP 99 with the muscle power bumps so that is a better link to check out. The MP 99 is Yellow and black, ugly colors I might add, but it is a good racket to play with. Ron
$98 CAN is about $60+ USD (remember, the seller already made profit out of it, so, his purchase price will be even lower than this!). The price in US market for MP99 is about $170+, even though HK and many other southeast region might sell it in much cheaper price, but this deal is just too good to be true. Also, consider HK markets do have some "backgroud" of fake rackets, team up with the 3 serial # (even with different des. code), I think at least, there's a big chance of fake.
Do a search, with keywords like "fake yonex", "fake racket", "fake MP", etc. Then, I am sure u will find some recent threads (within 3 months) talking about fake yonex rackets, such as MP100, MP99, etc.
